Lalu’s Budget, not bad. Not bad at all. Chak De Railways ?
My son summed it up, “Does he mean railway stations will look like Airports?” I was most amused at the unabashed self-praise...Well deserved, earned ??
I am generally a believer in privatisation, because anything that belongs to everybody (State or Government Property, Sarvajanik property) is NOBODY’s property. There was a time one had to wait for a minimum of three months to get a telephone connection, if one paid Rs 10,000/- (1988). Otherwise there was a longer wait. Once the government allowed the profit makers to provide telecom services...all I can think is ‘what an idea sar jee!’
Remember krishi darshan days on Indian Television?
So although Lalu Yadav is doing a great job, some amount of privatisation will do an even better job. See what it did for Air Travel?
6 comments:
The government's duty is to govern the country, not to do business. Privatisation is very much necessary. If only the commies hadn't interfered, it could have been done.
i have mixed views on this. i agree that provitisation can work wonders in some cases. but i think its imp to critcally evaluate what we want to pvt'ise before we go head long. take the delhi bus privitisation for instance...the blue lines are a pain and i am sure will continue to be so!
i thot your sone's opinion on railway stations that will look like Airports was really cute! :D
mandira
btw, krishi darshan was my dad's favourite prgm for a no. of years. i think he made it a favourite simply because of lack of options!!
mandira
Krishi Darshan would have been far more interesting if it was handed over to some private company :)
I agree with churningthewordmill that privatisation has to be selective. There are a few PSUs out there which are operating profitably. But most of them are just White Elephants and a huge burden on our country.
Yes the blue lines buses have been a fiasco!
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